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Taking Action Together- A Diabetes Prevention Program

NCT01039116 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 240

Last updated 2011-05-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study was to determine whether once-weekly exposure to a program that fostered self-esteem building, and improvements in nutrition and physical activity behaviors would reduce risk of type 2 diabetes in overweight, inner-city, African American children when compared to a control group.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

High Intensity

High-intensity intervention, Experimental. Participating children were invited to attend a 2 week summer day camp at the beginning of each intervention year, and to attend a weekly, 2 hr interactive session for children. Activities provided hand-on experiences preparing and tasting healthy food alternatives, engaging in a range of physical activities and self-esteem boosting via activities that promoted communication and positive behavioral development.

BEHAVIORAL

Low Intensity

Low-intensity intervention, Active comparator. Participants were provided with educational materials 4 times yearly.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Sharon E Fleming, PhD · University of California, Berkeley

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
9 Years
Max Age
11 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-03-31
Primary Completion
2008-08-31
Completion
2009-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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